LSU Tigers handle Auburn 9-4 in SEC home opener

12:35 AM,
Mar. 23, 2013

LSU's Mason Katz homered again on Friday night.

Written by

Glenn Guilbeau
gguilbeau@gannett.com

BATON ROUGE - LSU's power surge continued Friday night as the No. 3 Tigers beat Auburn 9-4 with a pair of home runs in front of 7,066 in their Southeastern Conference home debut at Alex Box Stadium.

And those fans did not have to wait long for the long ball. Raph Rhymes delivered a three-run home run to left field in the first inning as the Tigers (20-2, 4-1 SEC) took a 3-0 lead. It was Rhymes' first homer of the season.

Then SEC home run leader Mason Katz hit his 10th of the season just two innings later with a two-run shot also to left for a 5-2 advantage off Auburn starter Daniel Koger. It was the eighth home ...